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President Underwood's first term got a little head start Wednesday. Netflix briefly released the third season of its acclaimed political drama "House of Cards" on Wednesday afternoon, more than two weeks before its scheduled release date. Ten episodes of the new season, which chronicles the continued rise of Machiavellian sociopath and former U.S. Rep. Francis Underwood, were briefly available for streaming Wednesday afternoon. Later in the afternoon, many Netflix subscribers on social media were saying the episodes had vanished from their service. Lindsay Colker, a spokeswoman for Netflix, told the Los Angeles Times that the early release...

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President Underwood's first term got a little head start Wednesday.
Netflix briefly released the third season of its acclaimed political drama "House of Cards" on Wednesday afternoon, more than two weeks before its scheduled...

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones had an idea — and both will now admit that the notion was "completely bonkers" — on the second day of filming "The Theory of Everything," the moving portrait of the marriage between theoretical...

"Birdman" led the way in SAG nominations with four, followed by "Boyhood," "The Imitation Game" and "The Theory of Everything" with three each."Birdman" snagged nominations for Michael Keaton for lead...

Elizabeth Norment, the American actress best known for her role on the Netflix political series "House of Cards," has died at the age of 61.The actress passed away on Oct. 13 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, according to...

The Netflix deal to finance Weinstein Co.'s "Crouching Tiger" sequel is opening a new front in the long-simmering conflict between Hollywood studios and theater owners.
Three of the nation's largest theater chains said Tuesday that they would...

With about 36 Emmy Award categories up for grabs each year, it's clear that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences tries to be comprehensive in recognizing TV talent. But its net has some holes in it: Each year, individuals and shows deserving of...

Higher prices are the new black for Netflix.
The Los Gatos, Calif., streaming video company plans to raise prices for new customers by $1 or $2 a month this quarter, the company said Monday in its quarterly earnings release. Existing customers will...

WASHINGTON — There were multiple factors in the defeat of Illinois’ Peter Roskam at the hands of a Louisiana lawmaker in his bid Thursday for the GOP’s third-ranking job in the House of Representatives.
Southern lawmakers were keen for a seat at the...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, in his first appearance on the Sunday news talk shows as House majority leader, said he thinks the often fractious Republican caucus can do business with President Obama – but Senate Democrats might be tougher.
“I believe you...

Thanks to Ellen DeGeneres, this year's Academy Awards are shaping up as the Selfie Oscars. Ellen's celebrity-filled group selfie has smashed the previous retweet record holder, President Obama's "Four more years."
At 9 p.m. PST, the Ellen tweet...

The Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced five minutes ago and the awards won't be announced for another month. But let's take a wild stab at predicting the winners anyway. Not that this group is that hard to read. SAG voters have...

Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres went to great lengths to fill the frame of a cellphone self-portrait with a veritable who's who of Hollywood stars -- including Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt -- and the resulting photograph was a hit: Within...

Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" led the motion picture field by earning four Screen Actor Awards nominations including a nod for cast in a motion picture. "American Hustle," "Lee Daniels' The Butler," "Dallas...

"12 Years a Slave" went into the 71st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night with seven nominations but was passed over again and again. That is, until the last award of the evening, and arguably the best of them all. The harrowing portrayal of...

When the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. announced its nominations last month, the biggest surprise was that there were no surprises. There were no obvious, ratings-driven nods to celebrities, no left-field recognition to performances no one else found...

Kevin Spacey snubbed Toronto Mayor Rob Ford backstage at "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last week, and the mayor and his brother are giving YouTube an earful.
The mayor and his brother, Doug Ford, who is on the Toronto City Council, co-host their very own...